🐝gadfly (gædflaɪ)

noun
/ˈɡæd.flaɪ/
讨厌的人 (tǎo yàn de rén)

含义

A person who annoys or criticizes others to stimulate change or provoke action.
含义翻译
一个打扰或批评他人以激发改变或引发行动的人。
Yī gè dǎ rǎo huò pīpíng tārén yǐ jīfā gǎibiàn huò yǐn fā xíngdòng de rén.

例句

The journalist was a gadfly, constantly questioning the government's policies.

这位记者是一个讨厌的人,常常质疑政府的政策。
Zhè wèi jìzhě shì yīgè tǎo yàn de rén, chángcháng zhìyí zhèngfǔ de zhèngcè.

同义词

provocateur, critic, agitator, instigator

反义词

supporter, follower

搭配词

political gadfly, social gadfly, act as a gadfly

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